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A stable release of the ack utility 3.0.0 has taken place. Ack is similar to grep but designed for programmers and is written in Perl. The new version includes: A new option —proximate=N for sorting search results in relation to one another. The behavior of the -w option has been modified and improved, which enables searching for whole words. Previously, ack 2.x allowed for matches at the beginning and end of the pattern […]
Not the most pleasant news for those using the Canary or Dev version of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. Reports indicate that the web browser is not functioning correctly with YouTube. Instead of the current version, an outdated visual version of the service will be displayed. The site itself will inform users that it is advisable to switch to Google Chrome for the most up-to-date information. The irony is that […]
An update for the Solaris 11.4 operating system, SRU 9, has been released, which includes a series of fixes and enhancements for the Solaris 11.4 branch. To install the proposed updates, simply execute the command ‘pkg update’. In this release: HMP (Hardware Management Pack) has been updated to version 2.4.6 with support for the Mellanox CX5 25G network adapter and AIC Aura8; Oracle Explorer is now available […]
The release of the GnuPG 2.2.16 toolkit (GNU Privacy Guard) has occurred, compliant with OpenPGP (RFC-4880) and S/MIME standards, providing utilities for data encryption, electronic signature operations, key management, and access to public key repositories. It’s worth noting that the GnuPG 2.2 branch is positioned as a developing release, continually adding new features, while the 2.1 branch only allows corrective updates. […]
Alongside the new Cortex-A77 CPU core, ARM has introduced a graphics processor designed for next-generation mobile system-on-chip platforms. The Mali-G77, which should not be confused with the new Mali-D77 display processor, signifies a transition from the ARM Bifrost architecture to Valhall. ARM claims a significant increase in graphics performance for the Mali-G77—40% compared to the current Mali-G76 generation. […]
If you visit the ‘Laptops and PCs’ section, you’ll see that our site predominantly features reviews of gaming laptops with Intel and NVIDIA components. Of course, we couldn’t overlook solutions like the ASUS ROG Strix GL702ZC (the first laptop with AMD Ryzen) and the Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-61 (a system with Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics), […]
ABBYY has announced the release of a new mobile app, FineScanner AI, for iOS and Android, designed for document scanning tasks. This product, created by a Russian developer, allows users to create PDF or JPG files from any printed documents (bills, certificates, contracts, personal documents). The app incorporates OCR technology that recognizes text in 193 languages while preserving formatting […]
Microsoft has not officially confirmed the existence of an operating system called Windows Lite. However, the software giant is hinting that this OS will appear in the future. For example, Nick Parker, corporate vice president of consumer goods and devices at Microsoft, spoke at the annual Computex 2019 event about what a modern operating system looks like from a developer's perspective. […]
Hello, dear IT specialists! Stop picking your noses; instead, listen to an economics course. From this course, you will learn about the most important economic concepts, and as a result, you will become incredibly smart. And if you answer the questions correctly, your parents will buy you ice cream and take you to the zoo. Task 1 In a faraway kingdom, in a distant state, a grandfather grew a turnip, and the hen Ryaba laid […]
A vulnerability has been identified in the Docker management tool for isolating Linux containers (CVE-2018-15664), which, under certain circumstances, allows access to the host environment from a container if there is permission to run images in the system or access to the running container. This issue affects all versions of Docker and remains unpatched (a patch has been proposed but not yet accepted).
Iranian pro-government hackers are facing significant problems. Throughout the spring, unknown individuals published "secret leaks" in Telegram—information about Iranian government-related APT groups—OilRig and MuddyWater—their tools, victims, and connections. But not all of them. In April, Group-IB specialists discovered a leak of email addresses from the Turkish corporation ASELSAN A.Ş, which specializes in the production of tactical military radios and electronic […]
In the first part of our article on ISTQB certification, we tried to answer the questions: Who? and Why? is this certificate needed. A little spoiler: collaboration with ISTQB opens more doors more for the employer company than for the newly minted certificate holder. In the second part of the article, our staff will share their stories, impressions, and insights regarding passing the ISTQB test, both within the CIS, […]